When Execution was first
published in 2002, it changed the way we did our jobs. By analysing the
discipline of getting things done, it helped thousands of business
people to make the final leap to success. Now, Larry Bossidy and Ram
Charan reframe their empowering message for a world in which the old
rules have been shattered and radical change is becoming routine. For
the foreseeable future:
- Growth will be slower. But the company that executes well will have
the confidence, speed and resources to move fast as new opportunities
emerge.
- Competition will be fiercer, with companies searching for any possible
advantage in every area.
- Governments will take on new roles in their national economies. And
companies that execute well will be more attractive as partners and
suppliers, and better prepared to adapt to new waves of regulation.
- Risk management will become a top priority for every leader, and every
company will be looking for the edge in detecting new internal and
external threats.
Forget formulating a 'vision', then leaving others to carry it out:
Execution shows you how to link together people, strategy and operations
- the three core elements of every organisation - and create a business
based on dialogue, intellectual honesty and realism. With case
histories from the real world - including such recent examples such as
the diverging paths taken by Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan Chase and Charles
Prince at Citigroup - Execution provides the realistic and hard-nosed
approach to business success that could only come from authors as
accomplished and insightful as Bossidy and Charan.